Valentine’s Day Getaway!

Where would you go on an ideal Valentine’s Day getaway and who would you bring with you? Would you go skiing out west or travel somewhere exotic to bask in the sun? We want to help you get there! Tell us where you would go and who you would take with you and you could be entered to win a $250 Marriot gift card AND a $250 Southwest gift card; thats $500 towards a dream vacation! Post your story below as well as on the corresponding Facebook post by February 13th to be entered. One lucky winner will be chosen at random to win! Read official contest rules here.
Whether you’re looking for adventure or relaxation, you should be able to find a destination that is perfect for your dream vacation. If you’re looking for some traveling ideas, check out the top 10 vacation spots as listed by US News Travel below!
10. Yosemite National Park, California
9. Honolulu-Oahu, Hawaii
8. Chicago, Illinois
7. U.S. Virgin Islands
6. Maui, Hawaii
5. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
4. New York City, New York
3. San Diego, California
2. Washington D.C.
1. San Francisco, California

115 responses to “Valentine’s Day Getaway!”

I would love go on a romantic vacation somewhere warm and bask in the sun. I just want to relax with the man of my dreams and have him hold me in his arms while we lay on the beach together and walk through the sand holding hands….

I would take my wife to either Northern Italy (where I have been twice, but she never has) or the South of Ireland (which smacks of her Newfoundland roots, and that way she wouldn’t have to depend on my poor Italian speaking skills…).

I would take my husband to LA to visit some friends and see the West Coast since he has never been! In fact, he’s never been further west than Chicago, so time for him to see the Golden Coast. Venice Beach, Hollywood, Walk of Fame, Rodeo Drive, oh yeah, we would do the whole tourist thing!

I would take hubby & our two young boys (ages 1 and 7) to the beach! Probably Myrtle Beach because we have family near there. My youngest son has never been to the beach and I would love to watch the joy on his face as he experiences it for the first time!

I would go to San Diego, I would bring my Husband. The reason I would pick there is becasue my Husband’s cousin is stationed there is the NAVY, she is deployed at the moment, I would use the gift certificates to go there when she got back. She has no one there to celebrate her home coming. She lost her mom 2 years ago.. I know she is really lonly, and it would make her life to see us when she got off that ship after months of being in the middle of the ocean…

I would want to go to Vegas with my other half, Mike. We are both divorced and between the 2 of us have 5 kids ranging from 5 to 15. When we have a kid free weekend it’s usually spent doing housework and projects that we can’t do when we have the kids. Mike will be hitting the big 5-0 this year and I couldn’t possibly think of a better gift-some grown up time away, just the two of us! 🙂

We would most likely put it towards a trip to Scotland. My husband went active duty 1 month before our wedding in 2005…because of that we were never able to go on a honeymoon. We tried for FOUR years to go but between 6 deployments and our first child being born it NEVER happened. We WERE planning on going this May after my brain surgery recovery (the surgical date is 02/23 wish me luck!!) but now it is looking like that won’t happen either. We have to put our son in daycare for the first time in his life because my husband can’t take off the 3 months for my recovery…paying for daycare is using up everything we had for the trip to Scotland. Such irony… =)

I would love to take my wonderful hardworking husband to Maine . He deserves a break and Maine is one of our favorite places. We honeymooned there and it has become a special place for us. But truthfully anywhere we could escape from the family we love and adore for just a bit, we could return refreshed, reenergized and ready to parent again!

My dream Valentine’s Day getaway would be to Florida or the Bahamas with my husband! He works very hard, 6 days a week, and it would be wonderful to get him away from it all to a tropical paradise where he could relax!!!!

I would either go to Florida to Walt Disney World or Hawaii and I would take my entire family that includes my 5 kids Husaband and I. We have never really had a real vacation because who can afford it with 5 kids?? The farthest we went together was drove to Niagra Falls for 2 nights when I was pregnant for my 4th child. Other than that we go to hotels in our town for 1 or 2 night for vacation to enjoy the pool. Not much of a vacation but that is all I can give them. I don’t work and my husband works seasonally when needed.

Ideal Valentine Retreat would be to take my wife to an overnight stay at a Top Rated Resort Spa. A perfect place to relax, get a couples massage, chat by the fireplace, get all dressed up for a classy dinner, treat my love to some chocolate dipped strawberries for dessert and rekindle our love for each other.

I would love to go anyplace warm with a beach and my husband. He will be the big 50 this year and needs a wonderful vacation. We work very hard and have two children in college. A few days away together is just what we need.

I would love to go to San Francisco with my boyfriend and than take a side trip to Las Vegas. We both have family in these parts so we could get some relaxation and get to see family members that we never get to see. My boyfriend really needs to get away from all the stress created by his job & health issues.

I would love to go on a honeymoon with my husband. We got married in July two days later I was at the hospital for emergency surgery. We spent all our wedding money on bills since I was not able to work. I would love to go to LA or even Hawaii with my husband. We both work hard and it would be so rewarding to just get away and relax..

I would LOVE to go to Montego Bay . My husband and I got married there 4 years ago and since then we havent had a single get away together. He is so busy working 2 jobs and between being home with our 3 babies work and school we have no time together. I would LOVE to have just alone time with my husband away from all the stress of work and the kids and just enjoy each other and relax together!

I would love to spend this time with my 15 year old daughter. I just got out of an 11 year relationship (my choice) and the stress has just been overwhelming!!! Therefor I would love to go some where with my daughter, just the two of us whether it be Florida to spend some time in the sun or NYC. My relationship with my daughter is so important to me and especially at this time in our lives meaning her AGE and my current relationship status. She means the world to me and being she just made Principals Honors I think she is well deserving of this!!!

I would love to getaway with my boyfriend, valentine and love of my life. Between student loans consuming half of each paycheck and working multiple jobs, we do not get to spend alot of time together, let alone save money to get away Each hardworking check of his goes straight to bills and rent. He’s a ref, direct service employee that works with and supports 4 clients and a security guard on the side. He’s amazing. Growing up with a single mom, they did not have opportunity to travel, so i would love to be able to surprise him with a trip to somewhere warm. I would love to travel to Hawaii with him and enjoy hula dancing and some time to enjoy ourselves and the beach <3 🙂

I would love to take my fiance, and two children 2 & 9 to Hershey Park! What a great place to celebrate and spend Valentines with the ones you love surrounded by chocolate, plus the little ones have never been there!

I would take my hubby to Hawaii! We have only been on one vacation together and that was our honeymoon 3 years ago. We have an 18 month old daughter do we don’t get any vacations or very many date nights. 🙂

The coast of Maine with my new husband. This will be our first valentine’s as a married couple, so we’d go to where we were when we got engaged. Stay right on the ocean, and eat at Warren’s Lobster house. Too cold in ME in February? Nope, we know how to keep each other warm!

Laurie Touchette I would take my mother on a trip to NYC.. just us two girls. Down to the city and to see a show and do some shopping (our two favorite things to do together). After 31 years of employment with her company she just found out this week that her job is being abolished. She is a trooper and will carry on and probably start enjoying life to it’s fullest now. Even though Valentine’s Day is meant for “lovers”.. I would defenitly spend this one with my MOM letteing her know exactly how much I LOVE HER!

My husband and I are American parents to an exchange student son who we hosted and lived with us in 1990 during the school year. He was truly a delightful addition to our family. He returned to the USA in 1999 for our son’s wedding and had the opportunity to stay in the USA and become a “resident,”. He took on the challenge but along the way has had many major roadblocks. Finally in 2006, he became a “resident” and this year we will be celebrating his citizenship in the USA! He has had many trials and tribulations during this long road so it will be truly an accomplishment when he becomes a “citizen” of the country he loves so dearly. I am so excited about being with him on that defining day in Washington, DC!

I would cherish taking a cruise with our USA son and my husband to Italy and Greece since architure is of great interest to him. I feel it would be an amazing way to begin his journey as a citizen of the United States of America and a way to show our love to him and celebrate this special occasion since now we have know him more than half of his life.

My ideal Valentine’s getaway would be hanging a map, throwing an arrow, after all it worked for Cupid! The closest location that flies Southwest and has a Marriott is where I’d take my husband of 6 years.

I would go to New Orleans with my husband. We have had 3 friends vacation there recently and the stories and photos are irresistible! We have both dreamt about wandering the historic streets and trying all of the delicious food. (And of course we would be inspired to come home and shop at Price Chopper for ingredients to replicate the new foods we are sure to fall in love with!)

I would go to a beach – in Florida because I’m due with my first child in June and I want a babymoon!!! That rhymes 🙂 With my husband of course because we both need to relax before our little guy comes!

I would go to Arizona. My husband and I lived in various parts of AZ for 8 years after we were first married. We have so many fond memories there. We have now been married for 18 years and we haven’t been back to AZ since 2001. I’d love to take a romantic trip with my dear husband driving around AZ seeing the beauty of the state and enjoying places that hold special meaning and memories for us when we were newlyweds. The warm weather would feel pretty nice about now too! Sign me up, I am so ready! =)

Our family could surely use a vacation away from our black cloud. My husband and our 3 children would take our vaction to disney world! My children whom are 11, 5 and soon to be 4 are really wanting to go to Disney World! I think with a great WIN we could make this happen in FLORIDA with Mickey Mouse!! My 2 younger children just love MICKEY and MINNIE 🙂

if i had the chance to go anywhere, i would go to daytona beach florida. I would go there because my aunt whom i am very close to moved there and i havent seen her in quite some time. i would take my two children and husband with me because my kids and husband mean everything to me and everything we do we do as a family. my children are 2 and 8m and we have never been on a family vacation. we were planning on going this year but due to some unforseen financial occurences we are not able to go. it has been an extremely roguh year for us as far as a high risk pregnancy, then having my “miracle” baby, and still fighting for his special needs now. between scarry doctors appointments, therapy, hospital visits, putting all that aside to go see aunt debbie would mean the world to me and my family not to mention to my aunt who hasnt seen my son since he was born.

My ideal vacation would be me and my sisters (no spouses, no kids) on a beach in Costa Rica for a week. We could lounge beach-side for a couple days, spend some time at the spa, check out the rainforest, and sleep in!!

I would love to take my family to Orlando for Valentine’s Day. I know it’s traditionally a holiday for couples, but my true love isn’t just my husband but my kids too! And taking them somewhere where we all could enjoy it would be the best Valentine’s Day gift ever!!

I would go to Myrtle Beach SC with my wonderful boyfriend. We would leave the kids at home with Nana & Papa just because since my ex-husband (father of my children) passed away a year & a half ago my boyfriend has taken on a full-time daddy roll and has been wonderful about it and never complains. He deserves to have a vacation for just the 2 of us. He is truly amazing!!

I would love to travel to Honolulu, Hawaii to see my great aunt and uncle who live over there. However, I feel that this would be a great trip for my parents. Tink that thishey haven’t been on a vacation together, with just the two of them, for as long as I can remember. They have been married for 30 years, raised 4 girls, and are two of the hardest working people I know. I th would be a great opportunity for them and would make their Valentines Day “the best day ever!!”

I would whisk my darling husband away with me to the sunny beaches of Florida. He works so hard and really deserves a little time to just relax and enjoy life’s simple pleasures. It’s time for the both of us to have a time-out, to unplug and unwind somewhere together removed from life as usual.

my parents have been married for almost 28 years…. they have 3 kids including me and 1 who is an adopted mentally challenged boy who isnt the easiest to handle. Theyve worked all their lives and never seem to get a break. I dont have a valentine but they have each other so i would love if they could get the vacation they deserve!

I would try to combine the excitement of travel with the relaxation of a stay-cation. I hate the feeling of coming back from an awesome vacation only to feel like I need another vacation! Right now, I can’t imagine a better getaway than finding cozy B&B a short drive away, and spending a weekend doing little more than nothing. I’d choose a place with a beautiful view and amazing local food only a few minutes away. Most the day would be spent relaxing, while I could sate my wanderlust with a quick walk around exploring the local area.

I would take my husband & children to Disney World 1st since none of them have ever been & experienced it and then i would go with my husband when my children are grown on my dream vacation to Las Vegas but would want my kids to enjoy Disney World 1st when they are old enough to remember it in case they dont get another chance at it in life ♥

I would go to the happiest place on earth disney world! Where you can’t help but have a smile on your face….it dosent matter if your old or young. Disabled or healthy……and of course id take my fantastic family! <3

My ideal valentines day getaway would be to a Florida Beach with my husband………we have been married over 42 years and would LOVE to escape the grown kids and grandkids for a week on our own – I think we deserve it!!

My husband and I would definitely go to the Caribbean somewhere to relax on the beach. Life has gotten hectic since our third child entered the world about a week ago and we could use all the relaxation and romance we can get! 🙂

I would love to have a honeymoon with my husband. We got married 09/08/07 and never got to go anywhere because he had to report for duty. I love being a Navy wife but would love a getaway with my sailor in the Florida Keys relaxing on a nice warm beach with no kids,no duty,and an Ice Cold drink..

My ideal vacation for valentines day would be Alaska! I would bring my fiance and son with me. It would be such an amazing experience to see the wildlife and to learn the different ways of living. Just the chance to be in a remote area off the beaten path with my family would be perfect.

If I won this contest, I would take my parents to Yellowstone national park. After all they did for me to raise me, I think that it is nice to treat my parents to see one of the most breathtaking, memorable vacation spot in the country. They have always wanted to go but these troubled times with the economy it is hard to do.

I would go just about anywhere in the Caribbean. I went to St. Lucia for my honeymoon (Sandals), in the summer when it was hot, hot every day. Given it is cool now, if i could go back to the Caribbean for Valentines Day with my husband, i would.

I would like to take my husband of 44 years to a stay at the Marriot. My husband and I are not fliers so we would like to stay close to home, enjoying a nice quiet relaxing time, enjoying each other without the stress of everyday life.

I would love to say in Hawaii with my husband to celebrate our 10 ! But with 2 kids those are gone probably Disney with the kids , i would even treasure a night away ,could even be the next town over !! Lol

I would take my husband on a surprise vacation to the Bahama’s. We had plans to go last summer but a series of event kept us from doing so. In May our middle child moved home with his daughter after a nasty breakup. In August our oldest had her home destroyed by a flood. So she, her husband and 2 kids move in with us. And then in September our youngest decided that college wasnt for him, so he moved home. So we have spent our freetime and vacation money on building an apartment and supporting our entire family. Our small quiet home is over flowing…We love having them all here…but we really could use a few days to ourselves…

I would love to go on a Valentine’s get away with my husband of 30 years to Tampa, FL! First of all it’s sunny and warm, and second of all, our 29 year old son lives there, and we don’t get to see him enough! He’s given us the phone # of a lovely set of cottages by the beach, but since our daughter got married in December, we decided not to do anything for our 30th anniversary in October.(just past). I’d love to take that trip with him!

I would take my soon to be husband and our two year old on a beach vacation to Florida! My daughter has not seen the Ocean yet so we would go to the Ocean and then drive to Disney for a few days. It would be the perfect Valentine’s surprise for our little family!

I would love to give the reward cards to my son and new wife who have not been on a honeymoon since they were married this past August. Their weddings took place in a back yard, their families present, both just graduated college, both took on new roles, new responsibilities with what they had, no honeymoon. Zachary and Angela are two wonderful kids starting out on the hard road of this new economic situation and they are doing the best hey can do, they ask for nothing and are hard working with jobs and not the careers their education prepared them for. They would be the real VALENTINES to receive this wonderful. Wil White

My husband and I just adopted our daughter whom we have had since she was four days old through foster care . We adopted her 2 weeks ago Jan. 27th, the day before her 2nd birthday . So I would want to take our first OFFICIAL FAMILY vacation together and celebrate our ” FOREVER FAMILY ” and LOVE TOGETHER somewhere warm and tropical away from the Upstate New York winter !!!

I would love to take my wife out to California. We would hire a limo and go thru Napa Valley to visit as many wineries as we can in a day. At the end of the day we would have a candle dinner over looking the ocean

My Husband and I have a very long bucket list of places we woudl like to go. Top of our list in the next few years is Hawaii. We love to travel and experience new things in life. Travel is the best gift you can give yourself. YOu learn so much about yourself when you get lost in a new place.

I would love to take my husband to Myrtle Beach — South Carolina. That would be the perfect Valentine’s gift. It is a place which holds special memories for him as he used to visit there with his father who passed away without warning — of cancer — at only age 50 –just months before our wedding. Seventeen years later, a trip to Myrtle Beach would allow my husband to reminese. That is what true loves is about …”memories” — old and new. My Valentine (husband) has fond memories of Myrtle Beach, and it would be terrific if we could go there relive the past and make some new memories as well.

I would love to go some place warmer such as Florida with my Valentines’, my husband and son! We are new parents (only 8 weeks so far!) A vacation would be something great to look forward too! I would love to relax on the beach and enjoy being with both of them.

I would take my best friend (my husband of 14 years) our anniversary is on March 26 and our two daughters to Assateague Island National Seashore and Assateague State Park in Maryland, and the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge. Our daughter loves horses she takes horseback riding lessons.I would love to have a nice get away with my family,and just relax and spend quailty time with them♥ Money is kinda tight and this would me the world to my family.Thanks for the chance Price Chopper

The best Valentines day getaway for me would be to Washington, D.C. with my boyfriend. He loves museums and I have never been, so it would be a great time! I would love to win these gift cards because I’m graduating from Grad school in May and would love to take a mini-vacation before entering the “real world”. 🙂

I would plan a wonderful trip to the beach, perhaps the FL Keys.. Last August 25 my husband and I celebrated our 10th anniversary. We were all set to spend a week at Bethany Beach in DE when Hurricane Irene so rudely made that impossible. Instead, we were hunkered down at home with the generator running. We didnt get our get-a-way to the beach like we had been dreaming about 🙁
We need a make up!

A little more than 3 years ago my husband and I were married. We didn’t have money or the support of most people so on my break during the day between bus runs we went down to the town judge and got married. I went back to work later that afternoon. I would love to go to florida with him. A chance for us to walk on the beach and really be together. We never had a honeymoon and we have had a rough couple of years and I would love to have a fresh start.

I would take my husband to Boston, we fell in love with the city over the summer. He is a disabled Veteran who attends college full time while working full time…it doesn’t leave a lot of room for romance. We have three beautiful kids, great friends, jobs we love but we both need some time to romance and reconnect.

Seriously…I have not been away since my children were small. And my oldest is now 23! I could finally go away and enjoy myself without worrying about who would watch them, would they be ok, and would someone feed them! heehee I would love to go on a nice relaxing vacation that would include a massage and peace & quiet. Having noone knocking on the bathroom door would be great too!!!! Cruise me baby anywhere!

I would take my sweetie husband somewhere along the Appalachian Trail to spend a quiet vacation away from our kids and far from tourists. He’s always talked about how beautiful it is there, but I have never been.

Many centuries ago, in a land far away, King Valentinetti was known an the King of Love, due to his total dedication toward the welfare of his subjects. Later he became St. Valentinetti, with a day devoted to the celebration of love among all mankind. Since so many people had trouble prononcing his name, the day became known as Valentine’s Day. I met a distant descendent of King Valentinetti 42 years ago in San Francisco, and we immediately fell in love. Winning this contest would help us to celebrate our 42nd wedding anniversary in San Francisco, the magic city of love.